production 327,460 units of the Model A
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==Description and production== |
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The Model A was intended to directly compete with [[McCormick Harvesting Machine Company|McCormick]]'s [[Farmall]] tractors. With over 290,000 sold by the end of its original production in 1952, it was a popular tractor that used Deere & Company's two cylinder design.[{{cite book |last1=Pripps |first1=Robert N. |title=The Field Guide to Classic Farm Tractors |date=2020 |publisher=Motorbooks |isbn=978-0-7603-6844-2 |pages=52–53}}][{{cite news |last1=Mowitz |first1=Dave |title=Deere's Watershed Tractor |url=https://www.agriculture.com/machinery/ageless-iron/deeres-watershed-tractor |access-date=4 April 2021 |agency=Successful Farming |date=26 March 2018}}][{{cite news |last1=Larsen |first1=Lester F. |last2=Walters |first2=F. C. |title=Brief History Of The John Deere Two-Cylinder Tractors |url=https://www.gasenginemagazine.com/tractors/brief-history-of-the-john-deere-two-cylinder-tractors/ |access-date=4 April 2021 |agency=Gas Engine Magazine |date=1 December 1991}}] |
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The Model A was intended to directly compete with [[McCormick Harvesting Machine Company|McCormick]]'s [[Farmall]] tractors. With over 290,000 sold by the end of its original production in 1952, it was a popular tractor that used Deere & Company's two cylinder design.[{{cite book |last1=Pripps |first1=Robert N. |title=The Field Guide to Classic Farm Tractors |date=2020 |publisher=Motorbooks |isbn=978-0-7603-6844-2 |pages=52–53}}][{{cite news |last1=Mowitz |first1=Dave |title=Deere's Watershed Tractor |url=https://www.agriculture.com/machinery/ageless-iron/deeres-watershed-tractor |access-date=4 April 2021 |agency=Successful Farming |date=26 March 2018}}][{{cite news |last1=Larsen |first1=Lester F. |last2=Walters |first2=F. C. |title=Brief History Of The John Deere Two-Cylinder Tractors |url=https://www.gasenginemagazine.com/tractors/brief-history-of-the-john-deere-two-cylinder-tractors/ |access-date=4 April 2021 |agency=Gas Engine Magazine |date=1 December 1991}}] The 'Tracking the Deere' meeting of John Deere enthusiasts, which took place in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1991, recorded a production of 327,460 units of the Model A. [{{cite web|url= https://www.gcaeatc.com/John-Deere-History/A%20Brief%20History%20of%20the%20John%20Deere%20Two%20Cylinder%20Tractors.pdf |title= Model A p.7 |date=1991-03-01|publisher= Tracking the Deere |access-date=2026-04-19}}] |
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Early tractors burnt distillate, a [[petroleum]] byproduct similar to [[kerosene]],[{{cite news |last1=Lyons |first1=Chuck |title=Alternative Fuels in Early Farm Tractors |url=https://www.farmcollector.com/tractors/alternative-fuels-zm0z13julzbea/ |access-date=4 April 2021 |agency=Farm Collector |date=14 May 2013}}] which became a selling point owing to the fuel's low price. Deere & Company's two cylinder design sprang from keeping costs low, improving their current engine rather than develop a new engine. These engines made a very distinctive sound giving them the nickname "Johnny Poppers" |
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Early tractors burnt distillate, a [[petroleum]] byproduct similar to [[kerosene]],[{{cite news |last1=Lyons |first1=Chuck |title=Alternative Fuels in Early Farm Tractors |url=https://www.farmcollector.com/tractors/alternative-fuels-zm0z13julzbea/ |access-date=4 April 2021 |agency=Farm Collector |date=14 May 2013}}] which became a selling point owing to the fuel's low price. Deere & Company's two cylinder design sprang from keeping costs low, improving their current engine rather than develop a new engine. These engines made a very distinctive sound giving them the nickname "Johnny Poppers" |
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